Several tried and true viral video tropes made the cut this week, as the Internet was set afire by a clever celebrity prank, a soaring Pelican wearing a GoPro, a satirical college advertisement, Jimmy Fallon and, of course, a cantankerous cat.
Fallon brought one of his most popular segments — lip sync battles — to his new gig as host of Late Night, but he was forced to bow down and concede defeat after Paul Rudd nailed a version of Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now."
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While Rudd got a handshake and a hug for his efforts, a dog was captured on video getting completely stonewalled in its attempt to give a high-five to an unwilling cat. As you might expect, the Internet was amused.
An unsuspecting auto reporter was certainly not amused, however, when NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, posing as a cab driver, took the reporter on a high-speed joyride with a police car in hot pursuit. The stunt was Gordon's revenge for an article the reporter had written saying a previous Gordon prank video was staged.
Get the highlights from these and other popular YouTube clips from the past week in our viral video recap at the top of the page.
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